/*
 * Copyright 2007 Transmogrify, LLC.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */

package com.xmog.web.annotation;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * Marker annotation used for parameters of {@link Handles} methods. Signifies
 * that the given parameter (which must be assignable to {@link java.util.Map})
 * will be injected by the framework with URL parameter name/value mappings.
 * 
 * This is useful for situations in which a handler method must accept many
 * parameters.
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:maa@xmog.com">Mark Allen</a>
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.PARAMETER)
public @interface UrlParameters {}
